Carrie Underwood leads list of top-earning 'Idol' alums

2 years ago

Carrie Underwood is "American Idol's" most successful alum -- at least from a financial standpoint.

The country star and season four winner on the Fox reality show is topping "Forbes" magazine's latest list of the Top-Earning "American Idols," with an income last year of $ 31 million. The publication also points out that Underwood has raked in $83 million over the past five years.

The inaugural "Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson is taking a rather distant second place on the list, with earnings of $7 million. Scotty McCreery and Kellie Pickler also make the cut.